Skyline has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to challenge the West Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Skyline's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Brighton on Friday. They took a blow against the Bengals, falling 42-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Bengals: they've now lost six in a row.
Meanwhile, West is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Rigby. West fell just short of Rigby by a score of 35-33.
Despite the loss, West got top-tier performance from Lote Sotele, who rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also picked up 71 receiving yards and a touchdown. Sotele's longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Kamden Lopati, who threw for 220 yards and a touchdown on only 17 passes.
Even though they lost, West was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 272 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 169 rushing yards in 11 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Skyline's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for West, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Skyline took a serious blow against West in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 57-9. Thankfully for Skyline, Isaiah Su'Esu'E (who threw for 446 yards and five touchdowns while completing 72.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 50 yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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